Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to TomTom BRIDGE
- Starting TomTom BRIDGE
- Using gestures
- Apps on TomTom BRIDGE
- Connecting TomTom BRIDGE
- TomTom BRIDGE features
- Language
- Installing in your vehicle
- Charging TomTom BRIDGE
- TomTom BRIDGE not starting
- Take care of your navigation device
- Getting help
- Welcome to navigation with TomTom
- About TomTom services
- GPS reception
- What's on the navigation app screen
- Main Menu
- Using Quick Search
- Planning a route
- Planning a route to an address using search
- Planning a route to a city center
- Planning a route to a POI using search
- Planning a route using the map
- Planning a route using My Places
- Planning a route using coordinates
- Planning a route using a mapcode
- Finding an alternative route
- Planning a route in advance
- Finding a parking lot
- Finding a gas station
- Changing your route
- My Routes
- Traffic
- Safety Cameras
- My Places
- Settings
- Getting Help
- Using the External Camera app
- Using the TomTom Music app
- Addendum
- Copyright notices

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About search
You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can search for the
following:
A specific address, for example, 335 Madison Avenue, New York.
A partial address, for example, Madison Ave NY.
A type of place, for example, gas station or restaurant.
A place by name, for example, Starbucks.
A ZIP code, for example, 36925 York for York, Alabama.
A city to navigate to a city center, for example, Kingston, NY.
A POI (Point of Interest) near your current location, for example, restaurant near me.
Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example,
N 40°45′28″ W 73°59′09″.
Planning a route to a POI using search
Important: In the interest of safety and to avoid distractions while you are driving, you should
always plan a route before you start driving.
To plan a route to a POI type or a specific POI using search, do the following:
1. Select the Main Menu button to open the Main Menu.
2. Select Search.
The search screen opens with the keyboard showing.
3. Use the keyboard to enter the name of the place you want to plan a route to.
Using Quick Search










